The USC SLS Advisory Board, consisting of outstanding librarians and interested citizens, provided an outside opinion on school
matters. In 1974 the Advisory Board's name was changed to Board of Councilors. This series consists of agendas, member lists,
minutes, curriculum proposals, correspondence, and reports. Files are arranged chronologically.

Alumni Association files1924-1986

Physical Description:
1.25 Linear feet
2.5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Series includes papers from the Alumni Association of the Los Angeles Public Library (1934-1937) and of the Alumni Association
of the USC School of Library Science and it's Predecessors (1938-1980). Note: the word "Service" was used in place of "Science"
from 1938-1939. The wording "and its Predecessors" was omitted from use starting in 1967.

Contains correspondence to and from the Alumni Association of the LAPL. Includes information regarding the establishment of
a Library School at USC and the inclusion of LAPL alumni in the USC School Alumni Association.

Box 1, Folder 7

Alumni Association Correspondence1940-1945

Box 1, Folder 8

Alumni Association Correspondence1946-1949

Scope and Contents note

Also includes minutes, Constitution and Bylaws, list of active members, and reports of secretary-treasurer.

Box 1, Folder 9

Alumni Association Correspondence1950-1955

Scope and Contents note

Includes minutes, agenda, and draft of
The State of the School.

Box 1, Folder 10

Alumni Association Correspondence1956-1959

Box 1, Folder 11

Alumni Association Correspondence1960-1965

Scope and Contents note

Includes two manuscripts prepared by Armine Mackenzie for presentation Library School functions: "The Wave of the Future,"
and "The Second Drama Quartet," or "The Library Inquiry Goes to Blazes." Also includes minutes, financial reports, and the
treasurer's manual.

Box 2, Folder 1

Alumni Association Correspondence1966-1969

Scope and Contents note

Includes minutes, bylaws, financial reports, and memos.

Box 2, Folder 2

Correspondence regarding LAPL alumni1939-1954

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to the USC School of Library Science administration from LAPL alumni. Includes reference requests from employers.

Libraria Sodalitas was founded in 1962 for the advancement Library Science education at the USC School of Library Science.
Qualified members included USC Library Science program degree holders, faculty members of the School, any person who had demonstrated
a "sincere interest" in the USC Library School program, or acceptable individuals representing firms or businesses.

Contains various versions of Constitution and Bylaws, and correspondence to members.

Box 3, Folder 5

Summer Events1969-1977

Scope and Contents note

Contains invitations and notices of various Libraria Sodalitas functions.

Publications1924-1980

Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
1 box

Scope and Contents note

Contains Directories and Newsletters published by the Alumni Association.

Box 3, Folder 6

Alumni Directories1934-1950

Scope and Contents note

Contains Directory of Graduates 1891-1932, Directory of Graduates 1937-1940, Directory of Graduates 1892-1950, list of Life
Members of the Alumni Association, mailing list of graduates (1947), and a working draft of Directory of Graduates 1892- 1950.

Symposium and Documentation or a Study of Information Retrieval Systems1958-1960

Box 8, Folder 1

Symposium in Storytelling1962

Box 8, Folder 2

Colloquia

Scope and Contents note

Includes transcript of Upton Sinclair's lecture entitled "The Individual in a Troubled World."

Box 8, Folder 3

Colloquia1964

Box 8, Folder 4

Colloquia1966-1967

Box 8, Folder 5

Colloquia1969-1978

Box 8, Folder 6

Continuing Education1967-1976

Box 8, Folder 7

Conference on the 18th Edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification1972

Box 8, Folder 8

Information Science Clinics1973-1974

Box 8, Folder 9

Seminar on Management By Objectives1976

Box 8, Folder 10

In-Residence Programs1977-1978

Box 8, Folder 11

Joint Program with UCLA1977-1979

Box 8, Folder 12

Friday Forums1980-1981

Box 9, Folder 1

International Summer School for the Southern Hemisphere1980

Box 9, Folder 2

Understanding Children's Films1981

Box 9, Folder 3-4

Extension Courses1963-1978

Dean's papers1917-1986

Physical Description:
11.0 Linear feet
22 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Includes papers originating from the offices of the Deans Mary Duncan Carter (subseries 1) and Martha Boaz (subseries 2).

Carter, Mary Duncan1936-1954

Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
1 box

Scope and Contents note

Mary Duncan Carter, Director (i.e. Dean) of the USC Library School from 1937-1946, was the school's first official (non- temporary)
director.

Box 9, Folder 5

SC GSLS1936-1954

Box 9, Folder 6

Accreditation (BEL)1937-1949

Box 9, Folder 7

SC GSLS Radio Broadcast1937-1938

Box 9, Folder 8

National Youth Administration1938-1943

Box 9, Folder 9

Film Book Club of the Year1939-1942

Box 9, Folder 10

CLA Institute on Public Relations, Long Beach1940

Box 9, Folder 11

Civilian Defense1940-1943

Box 9, Folder 12

Institute for School Libraries1950

Boaz, Martha Terosse1917-1986

Physical Description:
10.5 Linear feet
21 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Martha Boaz, dean from 1955-1978, was the School's longest-serving and perhaps most influential dean. Declared "one of the
most dynamic librarians in California," Boaz was dedicated to library education, professionalism, and quality library services.
She was active in the American Library Association (ALA), serving as President of the Association from 1962-1963, Chair of
the Research Committee from 1958-1960, Chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee from 1964-1966, President of the Library
Education Division from 1968-1969, Board of Directors in 1972, and Chair of the Council of Deans from 1977-1978. Subseries
includes 4 sub-subseries: Correspondence, Publications and Manuscripts, Administrative Files, and the Files of Robert Sommers.

Correspondence1956-1978

Physical Description:
3.0 Linear feet
6 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Includes correspondence arranged by year, as well as correspondence related to guest lecturers and legislative activities.

Contains publications and manuscripts by Martha Boaz, including those written after her tenure as dean. Early LAPL Library
School materials are also enclosed.

Box 17, Folder 1-3

Publications1959-1976

Box 17, Folder 4

[Publication List + Curriculum Vitae]circa 1986

Box 17, Folder 5-6

Fervent and Full of Gifts- The Life of Althea Warren1961

Scope and Contents note

Manuscript

Box 17, Folder 7

[Project for Excellence in Library Science]1965

Box 18, Folder 1

Quest for Truth: The Continuing Questingundated

Scope and Contents note

Manuscript

Box 18, Folder 2

The Quest for Truth1957-1967

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and partial manuscipt.

Box 18, Folder 3

The Continuing Quest1967

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and manuscript.

Box 18, Folder 4-5

Toward the Improvement of Library Education1972-1973

Scope and Contents note

Manuscript

Box 18, Folder 6

LAPL Materials1917-1941

Scope and Contents note

LAPL Library School Circulars, Directories of Graduates, and History.

Box 18, Folder 7

History of the School1932-1935, 1976

Scope and Contents note

Includes the publication "School of Library Science: History of the School of Library Science University of Southern California,"
correspondence relating to this publication, and historical materials regarding the origination of the School.

Box 19, Folder 1

Misc. Typing1978

Box 19, Folder 2-3

Agenda Conference- Strategies for Meeting the Information Needs of Society in the Year 2000 (organized and chaired by Martha
Boaz)
1979

Scope and Contents note

Consists of a transcript of the Conference.

Box 19, Folder 4

Essay Manuscriptscirca 1979-1986

Box 19, Folder 5-6

Issues in Higher Education and the Professions in the 1980's1980

Box 20, Folder 1-2

Strategies for Meeting the Information Needs of Society in the Year 20001980

Administrative FilesBulk, 1957-19781932-1978

Physical Description:
4.5 Linear feet
9 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Contains administrative files, including those relating to ALA accreditation, fund-raising, and the Montgomery Ross Fisher
Building.

Box 20, Folder 3-4

Accreditation Report Feb. 1956 Visit of Common Accreditation to USC1951-1957

Box 20, Folder 5

ALA Evaluation Visit 19651932-1965

Scope and Contents note

Includes accreditation materials prior to 1965.

Box 20, Folder 6

Colorful Careers1975

Box 20, Folder 7

ALA Committee Appointments Work Book1967-1968

Box 21, Folder 1-2

Althea Warren Memorial Scholarship Fund1959

Box 21, Folder 3

Biographical Sketches of Lecturers1957-1958

Box 21, Folder 4

Distinguished Professorship1978

Box 21, Folder 5-6

DLS1973-1974

Scope and Contents note

Includes materials concerning the proposal of the Doctor of Library Science Degree (DLS).

Files of Robert Sommers, Director of Planning, related to fundraising for the Montgomery Ross Fisher Building.

Box 30, Folder 1

Articles on How to Raise Moneyundated

Box 30, Folder 2

Biographies of Individual Donor Prospects1969

Box 30, Folder 3

[Brewer Medical Foundation]1970

Box 30, Folder 4

Building - Supplemental Materialundated

Box 30, Folder 5

Business and Industrial Firmsundated

Box 30, Folder 6

Call for Appointment Letters1969

Box 30, Folder 7

Corporate Foundations1966-1971

Box 30, Folder 8

Eastern Trips by Dean Boaz1970

Box 30, Folder 9

Financial Reports Fundraising1969-1971

Box 30, Folder 10

Follow-up Letters1969-1970

Box 30, Folder 11

Form Letter Materials1969-1970

Box 30, Folder 12

Foundations That May be a Source of Funds1969-1971

Box 30, Folder 13

Friends of Libraries1968-1970

Box 30, Folder 14

General Correspondence1970-1971

Box 30, Folder 15

Harold Lloyd Corporation1969-1970

Box 30, Folder 16

Ideas and Suggestions1969-1970

Box 30, Folder 17

Individual Donors Prospect List1968-1971

Box 30, Folder 18

Industrial Librariesundated

Box 30, Folder 19

Inquiry Letters1970

Box 30, Folder 20

Knox Bourne1967-1971

Box 30, Folder 21

Knox Bourne Mailing to 70 Corporations Asking for $5001970-1971

Box 31, Folder 1

Letter Solicitation To: Associations1969

Box 31, Folder 2

Letters to Publishers1969-1971

Box 31, Folder 3

Libraria Sodolitas1970

Box 31, Folder 4

Library Associatesundated

Box 31, Folder 5

Library Suppliers1965-1969

Box 31, Folder 6

Local Foundations1970-1971

Box 31, Folder 7

Luncheon Meeting for Industrial Librariansundated

Box 31, Folder 8

Material for Inclusion in Letters and Factsheetsundated

Box 31, Folder 9

Material From Previous Campaignsundated

Box 31, Folder 10

Misc. Correspondence1969-1970

Box 31, Folder 11

Minutes of Fundraising Meetings Staff1969-1970

Box 31, Folder 12

Memos to Dean Boaz1969-1971

Box 31, Folder 13

Original Material for Earlier Presentation Folder

Box 31, Folder 14

Prospect Lists1970-1971

Box 31, Folder 15

Replies From Individual Solicitors1969

Box 31, Folder 16

Reports to Director of Planning1970-1971

Box 31, Folder 17

Special Committee1971

Box 31, Folder 18

Solicited Corporations1965-1971

Box 31, Folder 19

Sears-Roebuck Foundation1970-1971

Box 31, Folder 20

Staff Minutes1971

Box 31, Folder 21

Times Mirror Foundation1969-1971

Publications1936-1978

Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
1 box

Scope and Contents note

Includes two types of regular publications of the School: Annual Reports (Subseries 1) and Bulletins (Subseries 2).

Annual Reports1936-1978

Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
.5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Arranged chronologically.

Box 32, Folder 1

Annual Reports1936-1950

Box 32, Folder 2

Annual Reports1955-1960

Box 32, Folder 3

Annual Reports1961-1966

Box 32, Folder 4

Annual Reports1967-1971

Box 32, Folder 5

Annual Reports1972-1975

Box 32, Folder 6

Annual Reports1975-1978

Bulletins

Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
.5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Arranged chronologically.

Box 32, Folder 7

Bulletins1958-1965

Box 32, Folder 8

Bulletins

Box 32, Folder 9

Bulletins1972-1975

Box 32, Folder 10

Bulletins1976-1978

Student MaterialsBulk, 1930-19841892-1984

Physical Description:
4.25 Linear feet
6.5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Includes materials generated by or related to the students of the USC Library School. Divided into three subseries: Class
Lists (Subseries 1), Student Material Files (Subseries 2), and Scrapbooks (Subseries 3).